QUADRICEPS FEMORIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quadriceps femoris mean? 

• QUADRICEPS FEMORIS (noun)
  The noun QUADRICEPS FEMORIS has 1 sense:

1. a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

  Familiarity information: QUADRICEPS FEMORIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUADRICEPS FEMORIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

musculus quadriceps femoris; quad; quadriceps; quadriceps femoris

Hypernyms ("quadriceps femoris" is a kind of...):

extensor; extensor muscle (a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part)

Holonyms ("quadriceps femoris" is a part of...):

thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)

 Context examples 

The largest muscle in the quadriceps femoris that is responsible for extending and stabilizing the knee located on the left side of the body.

(Left Vastus Lateralis, NCI Thesaurus)